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Noun: zygote  zIgowt
  1. (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell)
    - fertilized ovum, fertilised ovum [Brit]

Derived forms: zygotes

See also: zygotic

Type of: cell

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